You can transfer your entitlement to your spouse, children, or both. Family members must be enrolled in the Defense Eligibility Enrollment Reporting System (DEERS) before you can transfer your GI Bill to them.
In most cases you will lose your Montgomery GI Bill Benefits if you don't use them within 10 years of separating from the military. The Post-9/11 GI Bill expires 15 years after you separate – just one of many reasons why you should make the switch if you are eligible!
Generally, educational benefits only apply to the son, daughter or spouse of a disabled or deceased veteran who was injured or died during active service in the military. Grandchildren can also sign up for the military and be eligible for work study type benefits under the GI Bill.
MyCAA (Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts) Member – This Tuition Assistance program provides up to $4,000 (over 2 years) of Financial Assistance for military spouses who are pursuing a license, certification, or Associate's degree in a portable career field and occupation.
There's no longer an expiration date. Previously, veterans had to use their Post-9/11 GI Bill within 15 years of their last 90-day period of active-duty service. That requirement is going away. This portion of the law will apply to anyone who left the military after January 1, 2013.
Military Spouse Education Benefits. MyCAA (Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts) Member – This Tuition Assistance program provides up to $4,000 (over 2 years) of Financial Assistance for military spouses who are pursuing a license, certification, or Associate's degree in a portable career field and occupation.
To transfer your GI Bill:
- you first must be eligible for the Post-9/11 GI Bill.
- then you must have at least six years of service.
- then you must sign a contract for at least four more years.
- you must be on active duty at the time of transfer designation AND approval.
It's sad that dependents can't take advantage of GI BILL benefits from a deceased service member who died unexpectedly and had not transferred those benefits. Seems as such a waste of benefits that these dependents could use to help further their education.
Yes you can. It usually falls under other income or non-taxable income. Mine has always been factored in for my home, car, and personal loans. So when you went to the dealership, you factored in your GI bill and they accepted it?
The Post-9/11 GI Bill allows Service members to transfer unused education benefits to immediate family members. This applies to officer or enlisted, active duty and Selected Reserve. Qualifying immediate family members are spouses and children.
Unfortunately for every person who has asked if they can transfer the post-9/11 GI Bill after getting out of the military, the answer is "no." For now, the transferability option is available only while the service member is still on active duty, and it comes with additional service obligations for most applicants.
So who is eligible for the GI Bill and how do they transfer it? As a general rule, active-duty service members who have served for at least six years can transfer their benefits to a spouse or child if they agree to serve an additional four years.
Students who have used up or nearly depleted the entirety of their Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits will be able to apply to the Department of Veterans Affairs for extended time and financial assistance. This extension will pay eligible students up to nine additional months of benefits or a maximum lump sum of $30,000.
The way the Post 9/11 GI Bill rules read, you can only transfer benefits while you are “currently serving”. However, if you do have those children, make a transfer request to them, and get it approved while you are still serving, then even after you are out, you can allocate more Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits to them.
The Post-9/11 GI Bill allows Service members to transfer unused education benefits to immediate family members. Qualifying immediate family members are spouses and children. The Service member must have at least six years of service and commit to an additional four years in order to transfer benefits.
Your parent must meet service requirements and make the transfer to you while still in the armed forces. Once you are eligible, the G.I.Bill will pay for expenses such as your full tuition and fees, a monthly housing allowance and an annual book allowance.
To find out what you have, submit VA Form 22-1990 from the eBenefits website. The Certificate of Eligibility you get back would show the months of eligibility and which GI Bill you have, along with your delimitation date when your eligibility would expire.
Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA): Students using transferred Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits will not receive the housing allowance while their spouse is on Active Duty. The current amount is equal to the BAH for an E5 with dependents based on the zip code of your school (for students attending full time).
Military Spouse Education Benefits. MyCAA (Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts) Member – This Tuition Assistance program provides up to $4,000 (over 2 years) of Financial Assistance for military spouses who are pursuing a license, certification, or Associate's degree in a portable career field and occupation.
The Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) program provides education and training opportunities to eligible dependents of certain veterans. The program offers up to 36 months of education benefits. These benefits may be used for degree and certificate programs, apprenticeship and on-the-job training.
As a general rule, active-duty service members who have served for at least six years can transfer their benefits to a spouse or child if they agree to serve an additional four years. Spouses have 15 years from the time the service member leaves active duty to use the benefit.
1. What changes have already taken effect? The Defense Department requires service members to commit to serve an additional four years in the military in order to transfer GI Bill benefits to a dependent.
The Post-9/11 GI Bill includes payment of tuition and fees, a monthly housing allowance and a stipend for textbooks and supplies. For students attending public colleges and universities, the GI Bill covers all tuition and fees at the in-state rate, but it may not have the same reach at a private or for-profit school.
The BAH rate (aka MHA rate (Monthly Housing Allowance)) if you are enrolled full-time through the post 9/11 GI Bill® at an online college, school, or distance learning program is $894.50 until July 31st, 2020.
How to Transfer and Use Benefits
- Select the Post-9/11 GI Bill Chapter 33 radio button in the Select the educational program from which to transfer benefits section.
- Select all the boxes in the Transferability of Education Benefits Acknowledgements section to indicate that you have read and understand each statement.
- Click Submit Request.
The Montgomery GI Bill is an education benefit worth nearly $73K. This amount is based on the 2019-2020 monthly full-time student payment rate of $2,050.00 multiplied by the 36-month limit.
The family member must be enrolled in the Defense Eligibility Enrollment Reporting System (DEERS) at the time of transfer. If your child gets married it doesn't affect their eligibility to receive the transferred benefits. If you get divorced, your ex-spouse can still use the transferred benefits.
If you have both the Post 9/11 GI Bill and Montgomery GI Bill, there are two ways you can use both GI Bills. The first way is to use your MGIB benefits to exhaustion and then switch to the Post 9/11 GI Bill. Once switched, you would get an additional 12 months of Post 9/11 GI Bill education benefits.
And unfortunately, unlike the Post-9/11 GI Bill, the Montgomery GI Bill was not transferable to family members. Transferability of the Post-9/11 GI Bill is currently open only to service members who have served at least six years on or after August 1, 2009, and who agree to serve four more years.
If the DoD approves the TOE, your family members may apply for benefits.
- Apply online now, or.
- Apply by mail. Fill out and mail an Application for Family Member to Use Transferred Benefits (VA Form 22-1990E) to the nearest VA regional office. Download VA Form 22-1990E (PDF) Find your nearest VA regional office.
